Five children have now died after a jumping castle was blown into the air as end-of-year celebrations at a Tasmanian primary school turned to tragedy. Details:
The children killed were grade five and six students celebrating the end of the school year.Those among the dead include two boys and two girls who were grade six students at the primary school.
“What has occurred today is a tragedy and there are no words that I can give that will take away the grief that those impacted families are feeling right now,” he said. Commander Debbie Williams earlier confirmed the castle had blown 10 metres into the air, before the children were thrown to the ground.
“I’m here now they won’t let us in, it was grade but no one knows who was hurt yet,” she wrote. “I have a friend with children there and he hasn’t heard anything yet,” said another. “It is just unthinkably heartbreaking. Young children on a fun day out, together with their families and it turns to such a horrific tragedy, at this time of year, it just breaks your heart,” he said.
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